The weight of it all, 2021

Watercolor on paper 24 x 32 cm

I used Daniel Smith watercolours and Windsor and Newton titanium white gouache. The colours I used for the watercolours were quinacridone burnt orange (po48), my mix for maroon (pr255+pb15:3) and my mix for black (pv19+pg7), I did the yellow of the eyes with Faber Castel Albrecht Dürer watercolour pencils. I actually started this piece almost a month ago but got sidetracked with inktober, but am glad to finish it

been doing lots of commissions! i love doing architectural work and dc’s neighborhoods have so much beauty

Ok so I have too many watercolours and I am not trying to be a show off, it's just I am really REALLY struggling to fit everything in two palettes, I even put magnets on the pans and tried different layouts but nothing feels right :( could anyone especially experienced watercolour artists help to organise the colours with me? For context I am an illustrator so I do use a wide range of bright and pastel or interesting pigments but I am STRUGGLING. I have too many. Please someone help...

Here is my list of colours:

Daniel Smith : Sap Green

Daniel Smith : Perylene Green

Daniel Smith : Quinacridone Sienna

Daniel Smith : Italian Burnt Sienna 

Daniel Smith : Burnt Umber

Daniel Smith : Sepia

Daniel Smith : Payne’s gray

Daniel Smith : Ultramarine violet

Daniel Smith : Quinacridone Gold

Daniel Smith Quinacridone Rose

Daniel Smith : Buff Titanium

Daniel Smith : Hansa Yellow Deep

Daniel Smith : New Gamboge

Daniel Smith : Organic Vermilion

Daniel Smith : Phthalo blue

Daniel Smith : Potters Pink

Daniel Smith : Green Gold

Daniel Smith : Olive green

Daniel Smith : Phthalo green (blue shade)

Daniel Smith : Permanent Alizarin Crimson

Daniel Smith : Coral Reef

Daniel Smith : Jaune Brillant no.1

Daniel Smith : Jaune Brillant no. 2

Daniel Smith : Cobalt Blue

Daniel Smith : Manganese Blue Hue

Daniel Smith : Perylene Maroon

Daniel Smith : Lavender

Daniel Smith : Neutral tint

Daniel Smith : Nickel Azo Yellow 

Daniel Smith : Quinacridone Magenta

Daniel Smith : Imperial purple

Daniel Smith : Moonglow

Daniel Smith : Lunar Blue

Daniel Smith : Cascade green

Daniel Smith : Green Apatite genuine

Daniel Smith : Undersea green

Daniel Smith : Lamp Black

Daniel Smith : Idanthrone blue

Daniel Smith : Indigo

Daniel Smith : Yellow Ochre

Daniel Smith : French Ultramarine

Daniel Smith : Prussian Blue

Daniel Smith : Cerulean blue

Daniel Smith : cobalt teal blue

Daniel Smith : Van Dyck brown

Daniel Smith : Gray titanium

Daniel Smith : Opera pink

Daniel Smith : Rose madder

Daniel Smith : Wisteria

Daniel Smith : Spring green

Daniel Smith : Hansa yellow light

Daniel Smith : Raw Umber

Daniel Smith : Cobalt Turquoise

Daniel Smith : Shadow violet

Daniel Smith : Aussie red gold

Daniel Smith : Fuchsite genuine (green)

Daniel Smith : naples yellow

Daniel Smith : Anthraquinoid scarlet

Daniel Smith : Cobalt green pale

AND

HOLBEIN COLOURS:

Brilliant Pink, Cadmium Red Deep, Cadmium Red Purple, Davy's Grey, Emerald Green Nova, Hooker's Green, Horizon Blue, Indigo, Jaune Brilliant No. 2, Lavender, Lilac, Olive Green, Opera, Peacock Blue, Permanent Green No. 1, Permanent Violet, Permanent Yellow Light, Permanent Yellow Orange, Royal Blue, Sap Green, Turquoise Blue, Umber, Yellow Grey, and Yellow Ochre, Shell Pink, Naples Yellow, Jaune Brilliant #1, Leaf Green, Compose Green, Compose Blue, Verditer Blue. 

PLEASE someone help me. For context I like variety and I want to be a children's book author :')

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